Friday, March 23, 2018

Mike Redding, Every Bit - 17

That's because he went six innings against rival Memphis without giving up a hit, only pulled to start the seventh because his manager thought he'd had enough, according to The Orlando Sentinel.

"I suppose I had enough,'' Redding told The Sentinel afterward, agreeing with his manager. ''I'm pleased things went the
way they did. Those guys (Memphis) helped me a lot. When I got behind in
the count, they would hit my pitch."

Redding gave that performance in his sixth season as a pro. It was also his last. Redding made AAA Portland for a game that final season, but he never made it to the majors.

Redding returned to Orlando for 1990, getting into 34 games, five starts. He posted a 2.81 ERA and earned a brief promotion to Portland. In one outing at Portland, a start, Redding gave up three earned runs while not making it out of the third. It was his final season as a pro.